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Scribblenauts

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The little game won the hearts of many at E3, but hey, how could it not! Its a game where you solve problems and puzzles... with anything you can think to type in. Meteors? Check. Time Machine? Check. Keyboard Cat? Check.

How do you get a star out of the tree. A ladder? Lame. Climb a bronosaurus? Yes!

Or you could just have fun making random things interact. Watch God shoot Cthulhu with a shotgun. Need proof of the insanity?

YouTube - Skateboarding god versus Cthulhu in Scribblenauts

YouTube - Scribblenauts - God vs The Kraken

All I can say is that I can't wait to get my hands on this game.		2009-06-17 02:11:00

Author:
Dragon 11
Posts: 10

Nothing can kill the mighty Jackalope! Blasphemy I say! 2009-06-17 02:50:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

o.o

...

im buying this		2009-06-17 03:24:00

Author:
gofurr360z
Posts: 886

wow at first i thought this was just another one of those Crayon Physics style games

This looks pretty amazing though, it must of taken ages to design every one of those items, and to think they all interact with each other too!

Anyone got a release date for this? 		2009-06-17 03:37:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

Yeah, this game looks sick. I'll have to get a DS for this.2009-06-17 03:48:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

Yeah this game is on my list since they unveiled it last year. It's a day one purchase for me.

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Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

... Amazing. Even more so if they literally make anything available...wonder what id does when you choose something it can't do O_o. What about verbs?2009-06-17 17:29:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I might buy a DS just for this. If this ever came to PS3 with updated graphics I would buy it in a heartbeat. I wouldn't care if it was 2D or 3D, its such an ingenious and creative idea with limitless potential. And besides, creating 10,000+ interactive 3D objects would be a ridiculous feat.2009-06-17 17:37:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

Cyclone card FTW. I'm getting this.2009-06-17 18:13:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I might make my sister buy this just so i can try this!! It looks awesome and I could spend hours just trying to see what this game has in its database.

I forsee internet lists of items that people have found that you wouldnt expect in the database

Top ten strange item lists, etc.

I wonder if they have a sackboy? hmm		2009-06-17 18:28:00

Author:
Gondito
Posts: 1082

I might make my sister buy this just so i can try this!! It looks awesome and I could spend hours just trying to see what this game has in its database.

I forsee internet lists of items that people have found that you wouldnt expect in the database

Top ten strange item lists, etc.

I wonder if they have a sackboy? hmm
They've said nothing copyrighted or vulgar.		2009-06-17 18:30:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

what if you typed cheese? O_o would god eat it?2009-06-17 18:35:00

Author:
Yarbone
Posts: 3036

what if you typed cheese? O_o would god eat it?
I'm not sure, but I know a mouse would.

In a demo I saw of it, someone made a stegosaurus, which is probably one of the strangest and most unexpected things I could think to put into it. But they said that they basically flipped through a dictionary and made every non-proper noun they found, so there isn't going to be much that you can't do and all objects will react with each other in a somewhat realistic fashion. So yes, people might eat food, but its more likely that a mouse will want the cheese before god does.		2009-06-17 20:00:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

Lol... i'd like to see this games limit... That would be interesting2009-06-17 21:51:00

Author:
Yarbone
Posts: 3036

Lol... i'd like to see this games limit... That would be interesting
I believe I saw a thermometer on top of the top DS screen, most likely a limit on how many objects you can create.		2009-06-17 21:57:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

Man, I can't wait till this comes out. This is a game I have always wanted; a game where anything is possible. YAY!2009-06-17 22:20:00

Author:
blacknumbers
Posts: 79

God toting a shotgun whilst riding a skateboard and fighting a monster? The Church of England are gonna be all over this one. It`ll be like Manchester Cathedral in Resistance all over again! 2009-06-18 00:15:00

Author:
killbot
Posts: 25

This game looks crazy and will be wicked to mess about with when bored 2009-06-18 00:32:00

Author:
dorien
Posts: 2767

Oh...my...God...I'm buying this ASAP!2009-06-19 00:35:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

Hmm. I wonder if it has a Skunk-ape...2009-06-19 03:28:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

I saw a Skateboarding God shooting a shotgun at Chtulu. My life is now complete..... I am definitely going to find my DS now.2009-06-19 05:46:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

This is why I want a DS...2009-06-19 15:54:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

Has anyone heard a release date for it? And if it will have "download play" or whatever it's called (multiplayer)?2009-06-19 16:11:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

This seems like the most creative game since LBP (or maybe patapon). It looks like the sort of game the DS was made for. I'll probably buy this when it comes out.2009-06-19 22:37:00

Author:
lk9988
Posts: 1077

Has anyone heard a release date for it? And if it will have "download play" or whatever it's called (multiplayer)?

Theres a rumor it comes out Sep. 15 in the U.S. Whether its true or not, we'll see.		2009-06-19 23:17:00

Author:
Dragon 11
Posts: 10

Theres a rumor it comes out Sep. 15 in the U.S. Whether its true or not, we'll see.

Well I bought the missus a DS for Christmas as she asked for one and she hasn't played it since lol

AND her Birthday is Sep 18th.... so if it comes out for the UK at the same time I will get it for her Birthday (for me obviously) Mwaaaa haaa haa haaa ha 		2009-06-19 23:30:00

Author:
dorien
Posts: 2767

This game is going to be epic...

I'm going to just want to make epic battles and contraptions!
Forget the stars! 		2009-06-20 06:01:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

This game is going to be epic...

I'm going to just want to make epic battles and contraptions!
Forget the stars!

LOL, those are exactly my thoughts Sage.		2009-06-20 07:49:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

Apparently they had a team that spent 6 months researching dictionaries and encyclopedias. Amazing.2009-06-20 17:15:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

Saw this video earlier of a hands on from gamespot and it has got me craving for this game even more

Also in this vid it shows there is a level editor where you can make your own levels from scratch by writing in stuff and just dragging and dropping it where you want it. Would be call if you could download other peoples levels somehow

Also one of my highlights in this video was they had a fly and wrote in bug spray and a can appeared and the character used it on the fly to kill it.
This game is gonna be huge



YouTube - Scribblenauts Video Hands-On		2009-07-13 00:32:00

Author:
dorien
Posts: 2767

Seems like the devs are thinking to port the game to other consoles.
A PSN/XBLA version would be cool.

http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/10/5th-cell-scribblenauts-would-definitely-work-on-other-platforms/		2009-07-13 14:34:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

I'm not buying a DS just to play this, but it if it were to end up on PSN i'd get it.

Is there an age rating? Who knows what you could do 		2009-07-13 20:55:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

that would RAWK cause I could play it .

However, if it does come to PSN... it BETTER have keyboard support... Now THAT would be cool 		2009-07-13 20:56:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Voice recognition would be EVEN cooler!2009-07-13 20:59:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

Here's another video I just watched

It incorporates the second trailer they have released (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/trailer-2-scribblenauts/48876) with some developer talking.......

http://www.nuvideo.nl/games/28832/maker-scribblenauts-geeft-uitleg-over-originele-puzzelgame.html		2009-07-15 22:39:00

Author:
dorien
Posts: 2767

It really looks like something else.

I can't wait to get my hands on it.		2009-07-15 23:19:00

Author:
ll_ye
Posts: 236

I got custom firmware on my psp and a DS cyclone card. I can get anything I want.2009-07-17 15:03:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

This game is really awesome, I summoned a prince and a princess then I typed in "bad guy" to see if him and the prince fought over the princess but he just started fighting everything in sight including me LOL. He was really beating me up so I threw a grenade at him, since that didn't work I spawned a lighting storm which still didn't kill him so I threw Death his way. The "bad guy" was destroyed in seconds, Death is so strong I summoned God and he made quick work of him too .2009-09-12 20:37:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

buying this the day it comes out. any game with "rick roll" in it is an AUTOWIN2009-09-12 20:40:00

Author:
admiralsfan
Posts: 7

i'm pretty sure they've included rick astley. lol2009-09-12 22:27:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I typed in Rickroll, he spawns then a ? appears over his head and then he disappears lol. I'll try typing Rick Astley when my brother's done playing. Another funny thing, I put Death, God, and Satan in a battle royale and Death destroyed both of them. It took a tank and a rocket launcher to take him down.2009-09-12 22:31:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribblenauts SEPTEMBER 15TH! christ allmighty I can't wait. Sweeeet. Edit........I'm PLAYING NOW! (guess..)2009-09-12 22:33:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I downloaded the Rom and put it on my Acekard . They have Ligers and Unicorns in the game LOL.2009-09-12 23:01:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

First thing I spawned was a RAILGUN! It's green with a grey handle. Very cool. Spawned a UFO and flew up to the star. The first world is called "The Gardens". 1-1: Put two objects in the hands of two of these people. Among them is a fireman and a doctor. I place the axe in the firemans hands. Being a norwegian I'm not familiar with what the doctors tools are so I give him a lollipop. You shouldn't be able to spawn things that aren't physical so I tried to write "climb" but misspelled by mistake. "Chimp" was suggested among a list and I thought "why not?" and now the fireman is riding around on the big chimp while the other four characters have no idea what's going on. ......neither have I. Best game ever.2009-09-12 23:06:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

LOL That is hilarious, I wish this game had online. Have you messed with the level editor yet?2009-09-13 00:10:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

Wait this game is out now?!2009-09-13 00:16:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

The Rom for the game is out already, the game comes out the 15th.2009-09-13 00:18:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

Ah cool, gonna try it out then 2009-09-13 00:19:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

We'll probably get told off for talking about this

Hmm World 1 is called "The Gardens" 		2009-09-13 00:31:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

I'm definitly going to buy this game.2009-09-13 00:41:00

Author:
Unknown User

Come on guys, you know you can't post about piracy.2009-09-13 00:52:00

Author:
Killian
Posts: 2575

Being given this much freedom is surprisingly difficult xD

What would i use to keep a switch on a wall pressed down?		2009-09-13 01:22:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

Yeah, sadly the game was leaked yesterday

I'm waiting for release day to get it. Also, I can confirm that Keyboard Cat is in the game		2009-09-13 02:29:00

Author:
Aurongel
Posts: 221

Being given this much freedom is surprisingly difficult xD

What would i use to keep a switch on a wall pressed down?

I used a boulder tilted sideways or a plank of wood.		2009-09-13 03:00:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

I'd just use 42 all the time. BD

Seeing as how it's the answer to everything.		2009-09-13 03:05:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

I've pre-ordered this game. For Australians, this game gets released near the end of the month, though I can't remember the exact date. Looks like some other territories might be getting it before us. That use to happen all the time, though recently it's gotten a whole lot better. (*cough* Rockband *cough*)2009-09-13 03:46:00

Author:
Elbee23
Posts: 1280

Are you freaking serious?? It leaked??? AAAGH!!

*runs to play*

no but seriously I'm going to go play the hell out of this right now.

But I wanted to make one very, very, very strong request:
PLEASE buy this game, even if you download it! I'm picking up a copy as soon as it releases, but there's no way I'm waiting until Tuesday, a workweek, when I can play it this weekend.

So: To confirm, yes I'm downloading the CRAP out of this game, but I'm also buying it and PLEADING with everyone here to buy it, no matter if you download or not. It is so ridiculously important that this game be supported. Even if you don't open it, buy it as a gift, buy it and give it away to charity, hang it on your wall, I don't care, as long as you buy it!		2009-09-13 08:39:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

I was kinda waiting for a mod to come in here. Funny how you didn't lock this haha. Don't be soft Killian, lock us down. Death row woooooo.2009-09-13 08:45:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

@Teebonesy

Yeah I was planning on buying it even though I downloaded it. 5th cell deserves all the money they can get for all the work they put into this game.		2009-09-13 15:54:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

I really want this game, but I have to save up money for my senior trip this spring and (hopefully) a roadtrip this summer. And, wouldn't you know it, it comes out the day after my birthday! Figures...

Anyway, on topic. If/when I get this game, I plan on going through using the word "ninja" or "ninjas" for every single puzzle in the game. The only problems I can forsee are puzzles like "Stop the ants but don't kill them!" But then I'll just use a moat. 		2009-09-13 16:50:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

I really want this game, but I have to save up money for my senior trip this spring and (hopefully) a roadtrip this summer. And, wouldn't you know it, it comes out the day after my birthday! Figures...

Anyway, on topic. If/when I get this game, I plan on going through using the word "ninja" or "ninjas" for every single puzzle in the game. The only problems I can forsee are puzzles like "Stop the ants but don't kill them!" But then I'll just use a moat.

You can play AS a ninja in this game! You can change the main character to be all sorts of different avatars you can buy in the store. There's the usual stuff - pirate, ninja, robot, zombie, alien, and others. So maybe you won't have to summon ninjas in each level if you just play as a ninja.

So far I'm loving this game. There is a bit of a learning curve, because most objects don't actually behave the way you'd expect. So you might have a very clever idea that doesn't quite work.

While the game has thousands of possible objects, i find that there's only a handful of object "categories". But even then, you can discover a few surprises.

I had to dispatch a Megalodon (yikes), and not even Cthulhu could take him on. So I simply dropped a toaster into the water. That did the trick - but it also made toast! I was able to use the toast to weigh down a button elsewhere in the stage. 2 for 1.

It's also much more tricky than I expected! You'd think that the ability to create ANYTHING would make some things just too easy. But you'd be surprised, you really have to try a bunch of things in some levels. And to top that off, there's an "advanced mode", where you have to beat the level 3 times in a row without re-using any items. Sometimes this is quite easy, other times it is absolutely diabolical.		2009-09-13 23:20:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

I have a huge list of every possible word if anyone wants the link 2009-09-13 23:32:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

SIt is so ridiculously important that this game be supported. Even if you don't open it, buy it as a gift, buy it and give it away to charity, hang it on your wall, I don't care, as long as you buy it!

Exactly! If the sales for this game are good, that will be encouragement to port it to PS3, 360, Wii, etc. 		2009-09-13 23:46:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

I'm not sure if i like this game enough to buy it but i keep going back for small sessions so maybe it would be worth the money

I usually buy games just to support the developers anyway (my friends say it's a bad habit ) so i'll probably end up getting this eventually.		2009-09-14 00:12:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

I really really want this game.

Just, you know, so I can summon wacky things to fix other wacky things.

I would like to see the camera zoomed out more, though. >>		2009-09-14 03:27:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

Try "I win" ;P2009-09-14 03:50:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

The T-Rex can solve any puzzle.2009-09-14 06:37:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Really? You think something more powerful like the Krakken would be able to solve every puzzle.2009-09-14 08:22:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

I've been hearing of this game for a while but never bothered to look at anything about. Looks like a good game but it doesn't come out till the end of this month for me.

I only have 1 game for my DS which I've had for a year. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force 		2009-09-14 09:02:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

Yeah, those Earth II release delays stink, huh?2009-09-14 09:16:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

The memes i've found so far:
- Longcat
- Tacgnol
- Ceiling Cat (favourite!)
- Anonymous
- O Rly Owl
- Lol Wut Pear
- Keyboard Cat
- ManBearPig		2009-09-14 11:44:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

Haha awesome. In the mission where you are supposed to "clean up the park" there's a trash can you can put all the garbage in. Yeah well I spawned a tractor and mowed down the whole area. I also tried spawning a nuke in the mission where you're supposed to bring back 3 flowers but the screen flashed white and wiped everything.2009-09-14 12:18:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I'm glad this isn't a game that takes something cool like those memes and ruins it. So many other people do that.

Like that deodorant ad that took bow chika bow wow. Ruined one of my favorite Red vs Blue quotes. But it's not like they made it. And phineas and ferb took it for a song. I'd like to know why the hell that is appropriate for a show rated G on Disney.

2009-09-14 13:12:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

I wonder if O RLY Owl or YA RLY Owl would win if you put them together.

Side note: How do you summon one, anyway? Just write "O RLY Owl"? And what about LOLWHUT Pear?		2009-09-14 21:25:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

Oh man this game is fun. There's a bit of a frustration factor when things don't work the way you expect or want or need. But just playing the "stump Scribblenauts" game is a blast.

Also, I'm not saying that when I played the game, I managed to stuff a baby in a sack and then light the sack on fire, but I can confirm that it's possible to do that... What. Stop staring at me like that.

So far, in actually playing through the puzzles, my most-used "trick" is attaching a rope to a helicopter, and then attaching the other end of the rope to whatever I need to "transport". Everytime my girlfriend comes over to watch me play she's like "ANOTHER rope helicopter??"

"Hey it works!!"

I gotta start forcing myself to do crazier solutions. But some of these levels are DIABOLICAL. There are more than a few I just plain can't solve.		2009-09-14 23:09:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Sometimes it's just better to go with what you know. The problem comes in when you have to go three levels only using the same thing once. Then you'd have to do like a rope rocket or something.2009-09-15 01:33:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

Just a few more hours and it'll be out here....2009-09-15 02:57:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

I've pledged to use all the memes I know at least once.2009-09-15 02:58:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

Even Dr. Hax (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dr-hax)?2009-09-15 03:05:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

Love his videos. Didn't think he'd get to be a meme =P. I love the one at the start where he tries to open his door and it makes the spluttering engine noise

Oh, cough cough video has swearing in a bit of it.		2009-09-15 13:13:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

If anyone needs it, here's a link with EVERY single thing you can spawn in the game.

WARNING: May ruin some of the fun.

http://faqs.ign.com/articles/102/1024222p1.html		2009-09-15 19:00:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

If anyone needs it, here's a link with EVERY single thing you can spawn in the game.

WARNING: May ruin some of the fun.

http://faqs.ign.com/articles/102/1024222p1.html

Yeah I'm definitely avoiding lists like that. SO much of the fun of this game is seeing what will actually work.

The pegasus, by the way, has replaced the helicopter as my flying "vehicle" of choice.
That pegasus gets AROUND.		2009-09-15 23:37:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Holy obscure animals! They have aardwolfs in there! That's my favorite animal! (surprising, no?)2009-09-16 07:20:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

I spawned a cow and clicked on it. A glass of milk popped out.2009-09-16 11:02:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I watched one video and to get a cat from a tree they spawned a pyro (arsonist) and he burned down the house so the cat got down XD2009-09-16 13:47:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

I set fire to a whole park and ran over the remaining trash with a tractor to "clean up the park".2009-09-16 15:06:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

It's amazing how this game can do all this and fit on a little chip. It's good to hear that the game is a console possible.

I'm still waiting for my game and rooster hat.		2009-09-17 10:56:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

To those of you without the game - it certainly is awesome but I'm pretty much finished with it for now (not finished the second out of ten worlds or something) because of frustrations with the controls alone. I spent like half an hour on a little task (do not trigger the chain reaction). It's not just that one puzzle. Generally I find the controls totally frustrating and while I do love the game I'm done with it for now. Maybe it'll be improved in another version sometime.2009-09-17 11:51:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I hope this comes out on Wii some time. That and A Boy and His Blob will make the Wii the coolest console out! 2009-09-17 12:01:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

I have heard a lot of problems with the controls. What is it? I imagine it would be touch screen to type and arrows to move buttons to jump / actions. =2009-09-17 12:09:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

You control the camera with the D-Pad. You walk (automatically jumps over low edges) with the stylus. You click a notepad icon to type your words and you click ok. You'll then spawn the object which you can move / drag around with the stylus. You can drop it on the ground or place it in someone's hand or for example place a toothbrush in a basket. If you click on something you can choose between a pop-up menu to interact or "use" it depending on the amount of options the object have. But you click or drag with the stylus to walk and it's unresponsive and frustrating as hell!!!!2009-09-17 13:16:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Not that it could be fixed but I'd say using the bumpers on the back move the camera left and right and pressing a button toggles it from left-right/up-down would be better so the d-pad gets the movement.

Ya mum
YouTube - This is what Scribblenauts thinks of your Mom		2009-09-17 13:36:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

I agree with all the issues people are having with controls. It can be a massive pain. I wish you could just control it like a traditional platformer. D-pad for move, plus a jump button. Oh, man can you even imagine how great that would be. At least give us the OPTION to use that control scheme!

Instead, you have to use the touchscreen, and usually if you want Max to carefully perform a task, he decides instead to:
A) jump into a pit of lava
B) run right into a tripwire, losing the level
C) run right into an angry enemy, then be attacked, then die
C) just start spazzing out, jumping around and twitching somewhat randomly

Yeah, it can be frustrating to say the least.		2009-09-17 19:44:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Oh, deal with it. So the controls are wonky. YOU CAN SUMMON CTHULHU!

Also, my flying object of choice right now is the Pterodactyl. He has some flyin' skills.		2009-09-17 21:30:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

Oh, deal with it. So the controls are wonky. YOU CAN SUMMON CTHULHU!

Also, my flying object of choice right now is the Pterodactyl. He has some flyin' skills.

'Dactyl's got nothing on Pegasus. He's like twice the size of a pegasus!

Just sayin.

Dacty's got nothing on Pegs.		2009-09-18 00:58:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Pegasus is awesome and I really like using wings too, jetpack is annoying as hell and I haven't tried the Pterodactyl yet.2009-09-18 01:45:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

Try T-Rex. It looks hilarious. And it's STRONG!2009-09-18 11:11:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Hay, gaiz. So, the game's out, and I think I want it, but I dun really wanna spend $30 on it, unless it's really worth it. Is it?

Side note: Technically, "Pegasus" was the name of the winged horse that Hercules rode on, but not the name of the kind of horse it is. That is, a winged horse is not a pegasus. Same kinda thing for Medusa. She was a specific gorgon. Sorry, I just really hate it when people get stuff like that wrong.		2009-09-18 17:47:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

Then what are other winged horses called?2009-09-18 17:55:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Iunno. Winged horses, prolly. But Pegasus was the name of a specific one, and not the species.

Edit: There were no other winged horses. Pegasus was the only one. This is strictly Greek mythology I'm talking about, by the way. I know in other stuff there are winged horses that people call pegasi, but it's just wrong.		2009-09-18 17:57:00

Author:
dandygandy2704
Posts: 1002

I have not tried Pegasus as my aerial steed yet.

I recommend not using the Spaceship or the Hot Air Balloon. Both are much too bulky. Pterodactyl is still my flier of choice for now.

Also, Chinese Dragons fly slow.		2009-09-18 21:18:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

I have not tried Pegasus as my aerial steed yet.

I recommend not using the Spaceship or the Hot Air Balloon. Both are much too bulky. Pterodactyl is still my flier of choice for now.

Also, Chinese Dragons fly slow.

Yeah, the Hot Air Balloon is pretty weird. I haven't tried Spaceships or Chinese Dragons.		2009-09-18 23:32:00

Author:
brnxblze
Posts: 1318

Apparently if you type in "sambo" you get a watermelon.2009-09-19 02:19:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

Because thats what it means "fig leaf gourd".2009-09-19 10:23:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

I'm not expecting there to be a name for other "winged horses". I was joking. I'll laugh if you find a name for that though.2009-09-19 11:39:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I just love what comes out if you type "laser cutter"! I was trying to cut down the tree...2009-09-19 11:52:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I just love what comes out if you type "laser cutter"! I was trying to cut down the tree...

What does come out?

Don't leave me in the dark here!

Also, Pegasus is a pretty good flier. Pterodactyl's still my choice, though.		2009-09-19 21:35:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

I'm stuck on the level with the row of cars with the cow in front. You have to move the cars forward, but they won't move with the cow in the way. If you kill the cow, you lose. If you just lead it forward a little ways, there's a butcher who kills it. If you kill the butcher, you lose. Help?2009-09-19 22:04:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

Use "Dark Matter" to pull the cow out of the way, but not kill it?

Also, it just so happens that laser cutters are a type of sailing boat. Needless to say, a rather large keeled boat is not going to help cut a tree down.		2009-09-19 22:46:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I used my old pegasus-and-rope trick, attached the rope to the cow, and just flew above the traffic. Easy peasy!

I'm completely stumped on a whole bunch of levels. Actually, screw it, I'm going to go play this game right now.		2009-09-20 00:47:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

I prefer to fly with the reindeer.2009-09-20 05:57:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

I don't much like pegasus tbh. It always seems finicky and runs away from me. So I use pterodactyl.

I was also stuck on the cow level, I wasn't sure what it wanted me to do lol.		2009-09-20 06:02:00

Author:
BassDeluxe
Posts: 984

Pegasus is annoying, I was doing the 3 flowers challenge and he got scared of the bee -.-

Anyone else know some good fliers? I'm trying to avoid using the same stuff, so far the fliers I know are;

Pegasus
Pterodactyl
Roflcopter
Airplane
Plane
UFO
Hot Air Balloon
Magic Carpet

...yeah.. are there any others? Also, riding a Broadsword-wielding Centaur is awesome :3		2009-09-20 06:53:00

Author:
AwesomePossum
Posts: 446

I think I saw in a video someone was using angel wings or something. And what about a jetpack.2009-09-20 10:20:00

Author:
Snappyguy
Posts: 710

i tried to spawn wings. they look like the white decoration wings in lbp and you can use them to fly with just like the jetpack.2009-09-20 10:38:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Well, for fliers, you could always roll with the Chinese Dragon, or as previously mentioned, jetpack or wings.

I didn't know you could summon a reindeer. I'll have to try that.

I like being told what I can summon and then going from there, you know? Seems better than just reading the list of words.		2009-09-20 14:07:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

Reindeer sounds like a good bet.

Wings and jetpack are handy in certain situations, but otherwise they're not very good, because they can only take you up a LITTLE bit. The mounts, meanwhile, can fly indefinitely.

But the downside to riding any creature is that they can have the downsides of real creatures. They'll react to things in the environment, they can get hungry and sleepy, and can get upset and won't let you ride them.		2009-09-21 10:40:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Just to add to the list of animals you can ride, Roc.2009-09-21 18:10:00

Author:
iiiijujube
Posts: 594

I wanted to buy this game tonight and it's sold out around here

.		2009-09-21 23:24:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

I've actually been hunting down a second copy for my lady, but same deal. Sold out everywhere we go. Frustrating, but also heartening that so many people are buying it.2009-09-21 23:37:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

When I went to go get it, there were only six copies left of it. Three were already preordered by the game store's staff, so I was very lucky to get one of the remaining three.

Also, I preordered the new R&C game - but that's for another thread.		2009-09-22 03:39:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

Here's a list of my favorite objects. Enjoy.



For flying - Ornithopter, Helicopter, Pterodactyl, Paraglider, Lunar Lander, Pegasus, Roflcopter

For short distances - Wings, Winged Shoes, Jetpack, Helibackpack, NeoGAF, Moon Shoes, Hang Glider, Magic Carpet, Flying Broom

For getting stuff that's far away - Lasso, Grapple, Tractor Beam, Fishing Rod

For attaching stuff - Rope, Chain, Cable, Glue, Tape

For hitting switches - Mechanic, Balloon

For moving things - Large Airvent, Fan, Spring

For subduing enemies - Shrink Ray, Shrink Magic, Mind Control Device, Cupid Bow, Tranquilizer Gun

For destroying enemies - Barrel Cannon, Ray Gun, Blob, Cthulu, Kraken, God, Black Hole, Giant Enemy Crab, Red Magic, Gyrojet, Uranium

Underwater - Scuba, Submarine, Snorkel, Diving Helmet, Wetsuit, Respirator, Flippers

Other useful vehicles - Trencher, Crane, Speedboat, Tractor

Misc - Shovel, Icepick, Toaster

Fun stuff - Longcat, Ceiling Cat, Ninja Cat, Monorail Cat, DO NOT WANT, Spaghetti Cat, Keyboard Cat, Lolwut, Philosoraptor, NOWAI, ORLY, Rick Roll, Large Hadron Collider, Earth Magic		2009-09-24 05:50:00

Author:
StrayFelisCatus
Posts: 178

I just "got" this game and I'm disappointed in the lack of some words. For example, I wanted to get an FBI agent to fight some aliens, unfortunately, FBI and Men in Black didn't work, and the agent that I did get didn't fight the aliens. 2009-09-27 16:00:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

I just "got" this game and I'm disappointed in the lack of some words. For example, I wanted to get an FBI agent to fight some aliens, unfortunately, FBI and Men in Black didn't work, and the agent that I did get didn't fight the aliens.

FBI = copyrighted name
"Men In Black" = an expression

Scribblenauts doesn't contain any copyrighted names, (almost no person's name either) and it doesn't support expressions but only words. They warn you of that in the tutorial.

.		2009-09-28 03:54:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

FBI = copyrighted name
"Men In Black" = an expression

Scribblenauts doesn't contain any copyrighted names, (almost no person's name either) and it doesn't support expressions but only words. They warn you of that in the tutorial.

.

How is Men in Black an expression? Men in Black are dudes who come to you after an alien sighting and wipe your memory or something like that.		2009-09-28 04:13:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

How is Men in Black an expression? Men in Black are dudes who come to you after an alien sighting and wipe your memory or something like that.

That would be correct; Men in Black is not an expression. However, it's still copyrighted (it was a movie, after all) so you cannot use it.

Personally, I was sad when I couldn't put in Godzilla.		2009-09-28 05:53:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129

That would be correct; Men in Black is not an expression. However, it's still copyrighted (it was a movie, after all) so you cannot use it.

Personally, I was sad when I couldn't put in Godzilla.

Yeah, but the term Men in Black wasn't started in the movie. It was around before that. Can they not use the term cops because it's a TV show?		2009-09-28 07:11:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664

I can't put this game down!2009-09-28 07:22:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Yeah, but the term Men in Black wasn't started in the movie. It was around before that. Can they not use the term cops because it's a TV show?

"Men in black" is an expression. Or maybe I don't have the exact word. It's when you take an expression and make it the name of something/someone. This might not be called "an expression" in english (sorry, second language for me). And yes indeed "Men In Black" is a term that was around way before the movie. This started around 1947 at the supposedly OVNI crash site in the south of USA (or was it in Central America??). Anyhow, when you were supposedly a witness to some very important and secret stuff, those people would come to you and treaten you to not speak. And nobody ever knows who those guys are. They also are very stealthy, they simply disappear.

.		2009-09-30 05:10:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

Well, I finally did get this game. It released in Australia.

Frankly, I'm considering returning it. It's very slow and fiddly and boring in my opinion. It feels far like a forced rather than creative game, from a players perspective. It's vaguely fun when it works, but often times, well, it just does not for me. :blush:

I just can't seem to "get" 5th Cell games. Everyone else loves them, but I always find they seem so... bland to me. 		2009-09-30 14:37:00

Author:
Elbee23
Posts: 1280

I agree with every word you wrote.2009-09-30 16:26:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

I'm gagging to get this game but it doesn't come out till the 9th October in the UK

Not long now !!!!!!		2009-09-30 16:45:00

Author:
dorien
Posts: 2767

Just to follow up from my previous comment, I did decide to trade the game in after all. The store I bought it from has a 7 day return policy, so I was able to get the full price back for it.

With the extra funds I bought Batman: Arkham Asylum for PS3. I was considering either putting the funds towards the next pre-ordered title I have (Borderlands) or getting Starfox Command on DS, but in the end decided getting a game I am pretty sure would be of high quality would be the best solution to wash out such a disappointment.

I'm going to give some comments about why I did not like the game, but I don't want people to be upset about what they think could be a good game. So I'll use spoiler tags and say you have been warned.

I guess Scribblenauts is not really a terrible game, but for me it certainly is not an awesome game. The poor controls and frustration with movement and item usage, words not registering or not doing what they should be doing, far too many puzzles (200+? That's just plain overwhelming), an unlock system that is both medicore in it's rewards (music which you can only listen to on one menu screen or costumes for your avatar which are average) and way too generous (if you finish the first world you will likely have enough points to unlock the final world if you are inclined), a trophy system that does not tell you what you are aiming for and gives you no rewards for earning them...

I guess if you like exploring different words it might be interesting, but you can do all that on the title screen. It's almost as if they did the dictionary game, then had 10 people make 20 levels each based on what they already knew the engine could do. And that is the entire game. I like a good puzzler, but this is just a dictionary show off game which gets boring and frustrating when you start to apply it. But for all those reasons I mentioned, it just does not work for me. It's a nice concept, but it's just really poorly executed. It's a huge concept, but it almost goes to show how difficult it would be to implement. If you like spawning two random things and seeing how they could interact, it might be a fun game, but if you want to progress and be rewarded... well, it's not that good at doing that sort of a job. 		2009-10-01 11:57:00

Author:
Elbee23
Posts: 1280

Regardless of that up thar ^^

I still might pick this up soon 		2009-10-01 17:29:00

Author:
Unknown User

I just "got" this game and I'm disappointed in the lack of some words. For example, I wanted to get an FBI agent to fight some aliens, unfortunately, FBI and Men in Black didn't work, and the agent that I did get didn't fight the aliens.

Well i've just managed to make an agent fight an alien, maybe you need moar imaginations

The alien won though		2009-10-01 18:08:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

Hey, Starfox Command was a pretty entertaining game. Albeit, I'm not playing much of it now, but it was a good break between Pokemon/Digimon games.

Hey, it has about ten alternate endings, so there's a lot of replay value there.		2009-10-01 21:23:00

Author:
SLS10
Posts: 1129


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